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3.3 magnitude earthquake hits Sweden

Epicenter in Malmberget area, no major damage reported

Sep 17, 2024 13:21 74

3.3 magnitude earthquake hits Sweden  - 1

3.3 magnitude earthquake recorded on the territory of Sweden at 10:45 a.m. local time (11:45 a.m. Bulgarian time), quoted by Focus.

According to the European Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC), the quake had an epicenter nine kilometers northeast of Malmberget, Gelivare municipality, and 324 kilometers northwest of the Finnish city of Oulu. The earthquake was at a very shallow depth, marked as zero kilometers.

According to preliminary data, the tremor was felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. No significant damage was reported, adds volcanodiscovery.com.